Guide Exit Dark Stage Left: A Collection of One Act Plays

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SECOND GLANCE – HOUR LONG ONE ACT PLAY

Seth is seated, slumped over his desk. The secretary is working on the computer at her desk. Behind her office workers are conferring. They each carry a clipboard. There is a loud buzzing sound. The secretary stops typing and opens the door to Seth's office. MUSIC: somewhat light, nervous, conversational; Seth's theme and the taking- care-of-business theme, with the chorus theme coming in later. I couldn't sleep last night. SETH I've an important meeting at three, got to be my best for that. You've worked for me all these years. Tell no one.

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No one. Exits through the office door to the other side of the stage where office workers are waiting anxiously. The light dims on Seth's side and brightens on the worker's side. What can it be? Disease, cancer, stress? Our careers linked to his. If he weakens, falters, how will we feed the kids, make payments on the house? The light dims on the worker's side and brightens on Seth's side of the stage.


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Seth's speech is coherent but shows signs of becoming disjointed. Later in the play his speech will be quite incoherent, but with an added poetic lilt to it. This darkened room But I'm afraid.

I need to sleep but I'm afraid of sleep. It's my dreams they won't leave me alone, they won't let me rest -- something in the darkness again and again under leaves, bright spot lights sudden sounds Oh, I wish I could sleep I'll try- pull these shades, lie here Seth pulls the shades and the room darkens. He puts his feet up on his desk and leans back in his chair.

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The workers peek though the door. Revive, renew, be ready for the managerial meeting this afternoon when our department is at stake. The workers close the door and walk to the back of their side of the stage where they confer. It comes again: this shadow, these heavy shadows banging up against me like a sack of sand.

What are they? Why won't they let me be? Two weeks and only cat naps. I've got to sleep His voice trails off. He falls to the floor, the rug, exhausted, and curls up in a ball like a dog trying to sleep in the cold. Well, at least he's sleeping; that's good. Now, we'll be okay. He'll get the rest he needs.

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No one's sharper in the board room when he's up to it. He'll do his best. PROPS: six chairs, a chart, and a pointer. The board members or chorus is seated in the chairs facing the chart.

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The chairman speaks first. SETH Yes, I've prepared the figures you require to make the necessary decisions about who to keep on and who to fire. Lights, please. SETH Charts, spot light. Here you see the sales figures for the last five years; notice the the clear trending down from year to year.

MUSIC: ghost's theme begins quietly but becomes much louder. A ghost figure, head covered in leaves and blood -- but unrecognizable, neither man nor woman -- walks into the room and sits down at Seth's empty chair.

The music recedes for the moment. SETH Now the sales per person in each division He looks at his chair and drops his pointer. He walks away from the group who freeze while lights dim on their area. Seth is spotlighted. MUSIC: anxiety theme. My dream, that was in my dream -- this walking mangled head -- neither man or woman -- only leaves and hair and blood. Please not now; leave me alone. Seth returns to his position in front of the chart. MUSIC: fades, then a silent pause before the chairman speaks. We're waiting.

SETH Aside.

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Then addressing the board Oh, yes, sorry I was trying to remember a point or two. Seth points and talks in the background while the chorus of board members get out of their chairs, go to the front of the stage and deliver the following speech. The chairman, however, stays in his seat listening to Seth's presentation. MUSIC: chorus theme. No one's sharper than he is in the board room. It must be these awful decisions; we all feel the strain but it shows more on his face today like a wrestler trying to pin his opponent; let's hope he'll be okay.

He's slated to be executive VP next. We're counting on him to pull us through. PROPS: couch, chair and coffee table. As the scene opens, Seth's wife is sitting on the couch drinking a cocktail. Seth walks in -- he is moving slowly, dragging. He puts a load of papers and then his attache case on the table. MUSIC: silence until noted. WIFE Looking up.

Did it go okay at work today? SETH He speaks in a monotone; he is in his work mode.